ADS/AMS Settings at I/O-Devices

Devices with own ADS-AmsNetId (e.g. the Beckhoff AX2000 drive) have the following dialog for ADS/AMS settings.

At devices without own NetId or e.g. devices without Beckhoff Lightbus interface, only a part of the following items are present on the tab, but the existing ones have the same meaning.

"ADS/AMS" Tab

ADS/AMS Settings at I/O-Devices 1:

Enable String Communication

Enables the asynchronous communication at devices with Beckhoff Lightbus interface .

Port

Displays the ADS Port number of the current device.

Change

Makes a change of the Port number possible.

Max Timeout

Determines the allowed maximum response time for the ADS communication (in seconds).

Enable AMS / ADS

At devices with own NetId, this box must be checked.

NetId

Displays the ADS-AmsNetId of this device.

Remote Name

Displays the name of this device as it appears in the list of possible -> "AMS Remote Connections". This field can be edited by user.